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College of Arts and Sciences: The Evolution of Folsom Fluting [Pdf]

For Students 11th - 12th
This is a complex and detailed paper about the fluting of the Folsom projectile point and the advantages of having these points fluted. Read about the sites where many of the Folsom points were found.
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University of California

Basic Stone Tools: Paleo Indian Spear Points

For Students 9th - 10th
See a comparison of several different spear points made by the earliest Americans over a period of 4,000 years. The spear points had many similarities. The differences seem to be related to the game being hunted.
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University of Iowa

Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist: Early Paleoindian Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Clovis and Folsom projectile points tell archaeologists a lot about the distribution of Paleoindians across North America. Read about these points, how they were made, and where these points were found in Iowa.
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University of Missouri

Museum of Anthropology: Paleoindian Archaeology: Clovis Stone Tools

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a good description of how Clovis projectile points were made. Included is a good comparison between Clovis, Folsom, and Dalton points. See photographs of several Clovis points found in western North America.